The Lincoln Memorial is a statue built in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. This monument is located in Washington, DC, across from the Washington Monument. The seated Lincoln sculpture is the main part of the Lincoln Memorial. The statue was by Daniel Chester French. Who was Daniel Chester French? According to the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition, Daniel Chester French was born in 1850 and died in 1931. He was an American sculptor and studied with William Rimmer in Florence and Boston. After performing The Minute Man in 1875, his first major opera, Chester French received numerous major commissions, including his most famous work, the heroic Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC. His style is varied. Spend "being detailed and realistic" an ideal in your allegorical works. Some of his best statues and memorials are Death and the Young Sculptor, Milmore Memorial (Boston), Lewis Cass (Capitol, Washington, D.C.), Alma Mater (Columbia University), Mourning Victory, Melvin Memorial (Concord, Mass.), and John Harvard and the bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Harvard). According to Yeo Douglas (http://www.yeodoug.com), Daniel Chester French began working on the statue's design in 1915. He prepared many models in bronze and plaster. French used Lincoln's life mask and casts of Lincoln's hand as models and also consulted photographs by noted photographer Mathew Brady. After several modifications, the final statue measures 19 feet tall, not including the pedestal. The Piccirilli brothers completed the statue on November 19, 1919. The statue was carved from Georgia marble in 28 sections. It was transported to Washington DC for the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial... means of paper... to the nation, which almost single-handedly preserved the concept of American government. The writer wants to conclude by saying some of the easily identifiable paradoxes in Lincoln's style: • He was charismatic but unpretentious. • He was consistent but flexible. • He was the victim of a great deal of slander and malice, but was also very popular among the troops. he was confident and compassionate, but could also be demanding and tough.• He was a risk-taker and innovator, but patient and calculating.• He seemed to have a "revolving door" of generals whom he often removed and replaced; however, in reality, I have given them enough time and support to produce results. • Claimed that he did not control events, that his policy was to have no policy when, in fact, he controlled events largely by being aggressive, taking responsibility, and being extremely critical.